Experience

Take This, Inc.

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Director

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  As the Research Director, I am responsible for setting strategic priorities for research, identifying new research grant opportunities, conducting new research on issues related to psychology and games (including both game makers and players), identifying research collaboration and partnership opportunities, and developing evidence-based applications of public programs and policies.



University of York

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honorary Visiting Professor

  • May 2023 - Present



Your Own Castle

• Founder

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  An LLC dedicated to producing high-quality children's literature that empowers, educates, and inspires a new generation of leaders.



Kitsune Analytics

• Chief Scientific Officer

  • May 2017 - 2020

  Austin, Texas Area I work as the CSO for research and design projects. In my day-to-day, I manage a team of researchers and lead large-scale research projects.



Self-Employed

• Research Consultant

  • Jul 2016 - May 2017

  I work with organizations and companies on independent (commissioned) research and design projects primarily related to digital games.



University of Münster

• Associate Researcher

  • Nov 2012 - Oct 2014

  Münster Area, Germany Worked on the ERC-project “SOFOGA” (Social Foundations of Online Gaming) in the Department of Communication led by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt. SOFOGA is the largest EU-funded games research project to date. My research primarily focused on examining the inter- and intra-personal social impact of prolonged online video game involvement. This involved enlisting cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches to survey-based and experimental research designs within large data sets. Through the course… Show more Worked on the ERC-project “SOFOGA” (Social Foundations of Online Gaming) in the Department of Communication led by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt. SOFOGA is the largest EU-funded games research project to date. My research primarily focused on examining the inter- and intra-personal social impact of prolonged online video game involvement. This involved enlisting cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches to survey-based and experimental research designs within large data sets. Through the course of my work on SOFOGA, I gained experience with a range of advanced quantitative data analysis techniques, including moderated and mediated regression analyses and cross-lagged path analysis via structural equation modeling. Show less



University of York

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Researcher

  • Oct 2009 - Aug 2013

  York, United Kingdom This research focused along two branches of inquiry: the cultural stereotype of online gamers and the relationship between social competence and online video game involvement. While the first highlighted the centrality of the negative social perceptions of online video game players, the second examined the validity of this perception through empirical assessments and targeted statistical analyses. This work included both survey-based and experimental research designs. Through the course of this… Show more This research focused along two branches of inquiry: the cultural stereotype of online gamers and the relationship between social competence and online video game involvement. While the first highlighted the centrality of the negative social perceptions of online video game players, the second examined the validity of this perception through empirical assessments and targeted statistical analyses. This work included both survey-based and experimental research designs. Through the course of this PhD program, I gained a high level of proficiency with a range of quantitative data analysis techniques, including ANOVA, MANOVA, and hierarchical regression analyses. I successfully defended my PhD thesis in August 2013. In addition to my research, I supervised 1st year undergraduate mini-projects and taught and marked for the abnormal psychology (Introduction to ECT, Introduction to Neurotransmitters tutorials) and social psychology (Communication Skills Training, Persuasion in Advertising tutorials) modules. Show less



Momentum for Mental Health

• Counseling Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  San Jose, California Supervised by Yvette Duarte, LMFT. Co-facilitated two psycho-educational groups, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Money Management, and assisted in creating and facilitating a Creative Expressions therapy group. Responsible for case notes for individual clients and group therapy sessions.



The University of Texas at Dallas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

  Dallas, Texas Supervisor: W.J. Dowling, PhD Held primary responsibility for the running of experiments in Dr. Dowling’s auditory perception lab. Daily tasks included participant recruitment, briefing and debriefing of the participants, and data management.